missouri second amendment preservation act

Millhiser: The Supreme Court Must Strike Down Missouri’s Ham-Handed Gun Control Law Nullification Law to Protect the Union

Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA) is one of the most incompetently drafted statutes to reach the Supreme Court in a long time. It is written as though the state legislature were trying to goad federal courts into striking…

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Nullification vs. Anti-Commandeering: The DOJ Challenge to Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act

The controversy over Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA) has now gone national, with the Department of Justice suing the state in federal court to block enforcement of the law. A separate challenge brought by…


Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act Working As Designed…So Far

The passage of the Second Amendment Preservation Act, which blocks Missouri police from enforcing a variety of federal gun laws, has alarmed gun control advocates and sparked concern that it could hamper police efforts to…